Crash of a Tupolev TU-154 in Kiev

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-154
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-85020
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
71A-020
YOM:
1971
Location:
Kiev-Borispol
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane landed hard at Kiev-Borispol Airport and was considered as damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1976.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-104A in Kiev

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1976
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-104
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-42371
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kiev - Kiev
MSN:
9 66 014 01
YOM:
1959
Location:
Kiev-Borispol
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Kiev-Borispol Airport for a local training mission. On final approach, while properly aligned, the airplane stalled and crashed few hundred metres short of runway. All four occupants were evacuated with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in 1976.
Probable cause:
The aircraft stalled on final approach after the crew inadvertently shut down both engines.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-18V in Ivano-Frankivsk

Date & Time: May 9, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-18
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-75425
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kiev - Ivano-Frankivsk
MSN:
181 0034 03
YOM:
1961
Location:
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
57
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
19767
Aircraft flight cycles:
8373
Circumstances:
On a flight from Kiev-Borispol to Ivano-Frankivsk, the crew (who never had been at Ivano-Frankivsk before) mistook in bad visibility an agricultural airstrip located 17 km from Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport and landed there. As the runway was only 500 meters long, the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine, broken in two. All 65 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Poor flight preparation on part of the crew who landed on the wrong airport and an inappropriate airstrip for such aircraft.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-124V in Vinniki: 17 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1973 at 2208 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-124
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-45044
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lviv - Kiev - Kuybyshev
MSN:
3351104
YOM:
1963
Flight number:
SU5398
Location:
Vinniki
Lviv Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Aircraft flight hours:
13476
Aircraft flight cycles:
10942
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff from Lviv-Snilow Airport, while climbing, the crew encountered a major technical failure on the left engine that caught fire. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in Vinniki, about 12 km east of the airfield. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 17 occupants have been killed.
Probable cause:
It was determined that a turbine blade located on the 1st stage of the high pressure turbine of the left engine broke off shortly after rotation, due to conception failure. Analyses revealed that the turbine blade that failed had not been the subject of a standard thermic treatment, which had the effect of reducing its resistance and its hardness that was lower than the requirements of the technical specifications. Investigators stated that the turbine blade failure caused a sudden loss of power of the left engine and several debris smashed in the turbine chamber, resulting in the rupture of a fuel line. Under pressure, the fuel leaked into the chamber and ignited while contacting various elements whose temperature was high. Under such circumstances, the flight crew was unable to maintain an adequate control of the aircraft.

Crash of a Tupolev TU-134A in Kiev: 49 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1971 at 1143 LT
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev TU-134
Operator:
Registration:
HA-LBD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Budapest - Kiev
MSN:
9 35 08 01
YOM:
1969
Location:
Kiev-Borispol
Kiev oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
41
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
49
Circumstances:
On approach to Kiev-Borispol Airport in poor weather conditions, the crew encountered technical problems with the generator that failed and he was forced to switch to auxiliary batteries. Due to limited visibility caused by foggy conditions, the crew made a go-around. Few minutes later, a second attempt to land was also abandoned. During the third approach, the airplane crashed in a field located few km short of runway and was totally destroyed upon impact. All 49 occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-10 in Lviv: 40 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1959 at 1906 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-10
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-11167
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Moscou – Kiev – Lvov
MSN:
9 4 014 02
YOM:
5
Flight number:
SU315
Location:
Lviv
Lviv Oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
40
Aircraft flight hours:
277
Circumstances:
The approach to Lviv Airport was completed by night and icing conditions with limited visibility. On final, while at an altitude of 110 meters, when the flaps were downed to 45°, the airplane nosed down and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 2,100 meters short of runway threshold. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 40 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Loss of control in icing conditions when the flaps were downed to 45° on approach, apparently due to an excessive accumulation of ice on wings and stabs. The distance between the aircraft and the ground was insufficient to expect a recovery.
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